Draft attachment for sleighs



(No Model.)

K. ALVORD. DRAFT ATTACHMENT FOR SLBIGHS.

Patented Aug. 11, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KITINA M. ALVORD, OF HUNTINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DRAFT ATTACHMENT FOR SLEIGHS,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 457,692, dated August11, 1891.

Application filed April 9,1891. Serial 'No, 388,232. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KITINA M. ALVO'RD, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Huntington, in the county of Hampshire and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraft Attachments fofi- Sleighs; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification;

This invention relates to improvements in draft attachments for sleighs.

The object of the invention is to provide a draft attachment which isconnected low down upon the runners, so that a direct pull can beobtained which will overcome and obviate the tendency to tilt-the sleighat its forward end, and thereby increase the draft as well as distributethe wear along the runners; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification,the'figure is a perspective view-showing my invention applied to asleigh.

plates 0 are preferably curved, as shown, and

a pair are attached to each runner to embrace the same.

Heretofore it has been customary to secure.

the draft attachment to the upper portion of the runners, which has atendency to tilt said runners and bring an undue amount of wear at theirfront portion,and also elevate the rear ends of the runners, so that butlittle weight would be sustained thereby. With my improved device theline of draft is brought low down and all tendency of the runners totilt 55 is obviated. Further, as the draft attach ment is applied nearlyon a line with the runners and not to the upwardly curved portion of thesame, there is not the same tendency to pull said upper portion out ofshape. The draft attachment being pivoted to the runners, as shown, canaccommodate itself to animals of -different. size.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. A draft attachment for sleighs,consisting of a transverse draft-bar,plates C, rigidly secured theretoand pivotally connected to the upper edge adjacent to the front ends ofthe runners and rear of the upwardly-curved portion thereof,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a sleigh, eye-plates secured to the upper edge ofthe runners in rear of the upwardly-bent front portions, plates 0,pivoted to saideye-plates and rigidly connected at their front ends to adraftbar, substantially as set forth.

In combination with the runners A, eyeplates rigidly secured to therunners in front of the knees or standards B and rear of the upturnedportions of said runners, curved plates 0 C, pivotally secured to eacheyeplate by bolts, the front ends of said plates having horizontalportions with perforations, and clips at d for connecting the plates toa draft-bar, substantially as shown, and for the 'purpose set forth.'

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

KITINA M. ALVORD. Witnesses:

SOHUYLER CLARK, GEORGE KRESS.

